HEALTH PROMOTION PACKAGES - Sundhedsstyrelsen

Reading to inspire action (in Danish): By the Danish Health and Medicines Authorityat www.sst.dk: Kvalitet i alkoholbehandling – et rådgivningsmateriale[Quality in alcohol treatment – guidelines]; Retningslinjer for kommunal godkendelseaf alkoholbehandlingssteder [Guidelines on municipal authorization of alcoholtreatment facilities]; and on counselling sessions: Kommunale eksempler: alkoholforebyggelsei kommunen – 20 modelkommuners arbejde med at styrke denforebyggende indsats [Municipal examples: preventing the harmful use of alcoholin a municipality – efforts of 20 model municipalities to strengthen health promotionactivities].3.3 Information and education(B) National information campaignsThe municipality supports the national alcohol campaigns by disseminating nationalinformation material to citizens and key actors.(B) Frontline employees provide information about the municipal servicesMunicipal employees working in health services, dental services, home care services,childcare centres, schools, social and employment centres, etc. provide informationabout the municipality’s counselling and treatment services and the servicesfor pregnant women provided by outpatient family health centres.(B) Information for retailersThe municipality contributes to disseminating information to retailers and supportsthe messages on the rules on the sale of alcohol.(B) Parents’ meetings and involving parentsThe municipality ensures that parents are involved through parents’ meetings, includingconsensual agreements between parents on postponing the age of alcoholconsumption debut and on managing parties.(B) Teaching in primary and lower-secondary schoolsThe municipality offers systematic teaching on alcohol in primary and lowersecondaryschools to postpone the age of alcohol consumption debut, reduce theuse of alcohol, drugs and other intoxicants and with a view to informing childrenand parents about how parents’ alcohol problems negatively affect children.(D) Reinforced activities supplementing national campaignsThe municipality reinforces activities in connection with national informationcampaigns. The municipality can do this by actively supporting and supplementingthe national information campaigns with information activities targeting specialgroups or settings.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): Teaching material from Alinea publishers,Tackling, developed in cooperation with the Danish Health and Medicines Authority;and by the Danish Health and Medicines Authority www.sst.dk: Tackling –sundhed, selvværd og samvær – evaluering af undervisningsmaterialet Tackling[Tackling – health, self-esteem and interaction – evaluation of the teaching materialTackling]; Til grundskolens lærere, ledelse og skolebestyrelse – sæt rammer foralkohol, tobak og stoffer [For teachers, managers and boards of primary and lowersecondaryschools: establish a framework for alcohol, tobacco and drugs]; Tilforældre med børn i grundskolen – dit barns festkultur – sæt rammer for alkohol,(B) Basic level(D) Developmental levelHealth promotion packages in Denmark – introduction and recommendations 16